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UConn aide hired to coach G. Washington

Karl Hobbs, 39, an assistant at Connecticut the last eight years, has been hired as men's basketball coach at George Washington. He succeeds Tom Penders, who said last month he was burned out.

Track and field: Claudio Roberto Souza won the 100 meters in 10.43 seconds to edge Dennis Mitchell and lead Brazil's strong showing at the 2001 Grand Prix Games in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil won five gold medals. The U.S. had four.